Chitta Ranjan Swain and Narayan Sahu were today re-elected as Odisha Weightlifting Association (OWA) president and secretary respectively for a four-year term. Most of the office-bearers were re-elected unanimously in the Annual General Meeting, held at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack.

Among new faces, Paresh Chandra Mahanta was elected as vice-president and so did Biraja Prasad Das and Jayadev Patra as executive members. K Suryanarayan and Adhip Das attended the AGM as observers of Indian Weightlifting Federation and Odisha Olympic Association respectively.

A decision to organize the State Junior Youth Weightlifting Championship at Berhampur next month was take in the AGM.

OFFICE-BEARERS OF OWA: President: Chitta Ranjan Swain; Working President: Nilamani Sahu; Vice-presidents: Laxmi Narayan Rout, Dr Hari Prasad Pattanayak, Bijay Kumar Satpathy, Kumuda Chandra Sahu, Paresh Chandra Mahanta; Secretary: Narayan Sahu; Treasurer: Jajnya Narayan Nanda; Executive members: Gagarin Nayak, Biraja Prasad Das, Jayadev Patra.
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PHOTO: Office-bearers of OWA with observers at the AGM in Cuttack on 18 August, 2019.